Many may recognize this longtime DC staple from the TLC show “DC Cupcakes.” Owners Katherine Kallinis and Sophie LaMontagne have now shipped it up to Boston, opening a location on our very own Newbury Street.

On the menu:The shop features daily specials like coconut and chocolate hazelet, plus every day options like chocolate ganache and red velvet (pictured). Price: $2.75

What sets this cupcake bakery apart from the others? Owner Victoria Donnelly was the season 2 winner of Food Network’s “Cupcake Wars.” Once an online cupcake company, Cakeology is now a full retail store that also offers free online delivery anywhere in Boston.

On the menu: In addition to their six classic flavors such as German chocolate and red velvet, Cakeology also offers 19 specialty cupcakes that can be custom ordered. Price:$3.25

The cupcake chain recently landed in Boston in March 2012, bringing their oversize sweets with larger than life flavors to downtown.

On the menu: Flavors include the likes of milkshake, mudslide, and grasshopper but for an indulgence, a “Colossal” cupcake that serves 6-8 people may be ordered for $42. Prices: $4.50 for a regular-size cupcake. <br> Read the story: At Crumbs, good things in small packages

The cute Hingham shop was named after owner Sarah D’Souza’s daughters, Sadie and Margaret. Her third, Grace, will have a cupcake named after her—she was still in the womb when the cafe first opened.

On the menu:Ice cream sundae, key lime pie, and lemon over blueberry. Price:$2.75 for regular flavors, $3.25 for specialty flavors, and $29 for a dozen. $3 for two mini cupcakes, or a dozen for $15.<br> Read the story: A sweet business plan takes off

The smaller cupcakes are available in vanilla and chocolate, but the grande cupcakes — likened to mini tortes — come in special flavors with different filling options. Party Favors can make special orders, from cupcake towers to cupcakes decorated with Disney characters.

The oversize cupcakes at Renee McLeod’s Somerville and Cambridge bakeries come in four everyday flavors: carrot cake, coconut, red velvet, and whoopie pie. (She has said that the treats are based on her grandmother’s and mother’s cake recipes.)

Owner Charlie Fiore says that his bakery offers between two and four varieties of vegan cupcakes on weekdays (and more on the weekends) to satisfy the high demand for vegan baked goods in Jamaica Plain and beyond.